PICTURES: Construction on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

APRIL BARTHOLOMEW / THE MORNING CALL

A view around the Landsdale exit on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Lehigh Valley motorists who travel the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike should be prepared for additional delays. The project is nearly a year behind schedule, Turnpike officials told a Senate oversight panel Tuesday. And they're working with the contractor to sort it out.

A view around the Landsdale exit on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Lehigh Valley motorists who travel the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike should be prepared for additional delays. The project is nearly a year behind schedule, Turnpike officials told a Senate oversight panel Tuesday. And they're working with the contractor to sort it out.